Pakistani Islamic scholar and politician
Hafiz Hussain Ahmed (Urdu: حافظ حسین احمد) is a Pakistani senior politician and Islamic scholar who served two times as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 - 2007 and 1988 - 1990 and also Member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 1991 to March 1994.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Hussain Ahmed was born in 1951 in a religious family of Quetta. He got his education in Arabic, Islamic literature, Quran, Hadith and Fiqh in early childhood. He is a Deobandi. He is also the holder of traditional Dars-i Nizami and Sanad in Hafiz-e-Quran.[4]
Political career
In early 1973 Ahmed started his political career from Balochistan at the provisional level and then at the national level, Thereafter he led important positions in Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam and Pakistan National Alliance, and has also been Deputy Parliamentary Leader in the National Assembly.[4][5][6]
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